Custody Denied to Nazi-Naming Dad

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Heath Campbell, 40, walks out of Hunterdon County Family Court wearing a Nazi uniform after petitioning a judge to allow him to see his youngest son Hons. The 2-year-old and his siblings were removed from the father's care after allegations of abuse and a violent home surfaced. The father denies those claims.

Updated at 8:59 AM EDT on Friday, Jul 12, 2013

A judge has denied custody to a father who came to court in a Nazi uniform to get back his youngest child.

A hearing was held last month at Hunterdon County Family Court in Flemington, N.J., to determine whether Heath Campbell, 40, who gave all four of his children Nazi-inspired names, could visit with his 2-year-old son Heinrich Hons.

The Campbells gained national attention in December 2008 after a Greenwich Township, N.J., ShopRite supermarket refused to write Adolf Hitler Campbell’s name on a cake for his third birthday. The couple complained the refusal constituted discrimination.

A second store eventually honored their request, but the flap led NJ DYFS to start an investigation into the family.

The agency's investigation prompted a judge to remove the kids from the couple’s care.